The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects

This article examines the occurrence and legal implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry and the need to put the proper legal mechanisms in place to regulate the phenomenon. It provides a case study of the existing legal restrictions in some jurisdictions with a centralised Sh...

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Main Authors:	Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi, Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq, Hassan, M. Kabir
Format:	Article
Language:	English English English
Published:	Brill Academic Publisher 2016
Subjects:	HG Finance KBP Islamic Law
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spelling	iium-581492019-10-14T01:29:43Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/58149/ The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq Hassan, M. Kabir HG Finance KBP Islamic Law This article examines the occurrence and legal implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry and the need to put the proper legal mechanisms in place to regulate the phenomenon. It provides a case study of the existing legal restrictions in some jurisdictions with a centralised Sharīʿah Supervisory Board at the national level such as in Malaysia. As a preliminary review of the implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the industry, this study examines the consequential problems, current perceptions and prospects of such practice. The study finds that instances of ‘fatwā shopping’ are common in cross-border Islamic finance transactions such as cross-border ṣukūk transactions where there is less regulation. Brill Academic Publisher 2016 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58149/2/58149_The%20Legal%20Implications%20of%20%27Fatw%C4%81_SCOPUS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58149/3/58149_The%20Legal%20Implications%20of%20%27Fatw%C4%81_WOS.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/58149/19/58149_The%20Legal%20Implications%20of%20%E2%80%98Fatw%C4%81%20Shopping%E2%80%99.pdf Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi and Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq and Hassan, M. Kabir (2016) The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects. Arab Law Quarterly, 30 (2). pp. 107-137. ISSN 0268-0556 E-ISSN 1573-0255 http://booksandjournals.brillonline.com/content/journals/10.1163/15730255-12341319 10.1163/15730255-12341319
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description	This article examines the occurrence and legal implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry and the need to put the proper legal mechanisms in place to regulate the phenomenon. It provides a case study of the existing legal restrictions in some jurisdictions with a centralised Sharīʿah Supervisory Board at the national level such as in Malaysia. As a preliminary review of the implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the industry, this study examines the consequential problems, current perceptions and prospects of such practice. The study finds that instances of ‘fatwā shopping’ are common in cross-border Islamic finance transactions such as cross-border ṣukūk transactions where there is less regulation.
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author	Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq Hassan, M. Kabir
author_facet	Oseni, Umar Aimhanosi Ahmad, Abu Umar Faruq Hassan, M. Kabir
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title	The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
title_short	The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
title_full	The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
title_fullStr	The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
title_full_unstemmed	The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
title_sort	legal implications of ‘fatwā shopping’ in the islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects
publisher	Brill Academic Publisher
publishDate	2016
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The legal implications of ‘Fatwā Shopping’ in the Islamic finance industry: problems, perceptions and prospects

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